Working as an architect in Japan
What official sources say about working as an architect in Japan: how foreign qualifications are recognised.
Architect is a regulated profession in Japan.
- Regulation
- Regulated
Regulation and recognition
Architect is a regulated profession in Japan.
- Recognition authority
- MLIT grants the First-Class Architect licence; the examination is administered through the designated central examination body.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Architect in Japan: recognition [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 75dbd45ac28aad19248e185195b6eedc]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/japan/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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author = {ImmigrationDB},
title = {Architect in Japan: recognition},
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year = {2026},
date = {2026-10-16},
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[Architect in Japan: recognition](https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/japan/) — ImmigrationDB; ImmigrationDB; version 75dbd45ac28aad19248e185195b6eedc; retrieved 2026-10-16; built 2026-10-16.This citation identifies the ImmigrationDB compilation/page. Underlying source publishers and datasets retain their own terms; inspect the Sources section and cite those records separately. View the underlying source records.